Filing-case.



R. H. LANGDALE.

FILING CASE. APPLIOATION FILED una, 1912.

1,0398. PatentedlJuly 2, 1912.

R. H. LANGDALE.

FILING CASE.

APPLICATION FILED Amm, 1912,

Patented July 2, 191.2.

RUPERT H. LANGDALE, F CINCINNATI, OHIO.

FILING-CASE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

'Application tiled April 8, 1912. Serial No. 689,300.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RUPERT H. LANG.-y nALE, a citizen of the United States, and ai resident of the city of Cincinnati, in thev county of Hamilton and State of Ohio,:` have invented certain new and useful m-'i provements in Filing-Cases, of which the' following is a full, clear, and exact descrip- 1 tion, ing drawings, cation.

reference being had to the accompanyforming part of this speciii,

- The object ofvmyinvention is to provide, a tiling case or cabinet for easy access forf:

index and information cards, letters,

docui ments and other papers, in which the more2 usual construction of drawers and slidingl frames 'for holding the cardsor card holders is dispensed with, and the frames or holders are mounted with provision for presenting the desired holder or series of cards in a rotatable frame,.

at a suitable open-` ing in the case, one holder at a time, so that it shall not be necessary to draw out or re-j move the several holders from the cabinetin order to obtain easy access to the cards orE documents.

of the holders which may be brought to thev opening by the rotation of the frame, with means holders` with each other as the framework is rot ated In the drawings, Figure 1 is a Airont elevation of iny invention, with the front wall of the casing broken away. Fig. 2 is a central vertical section. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one of the holders. Fig..4 is a similar perspective view case for the cards, which maybe used in connection with the holder illustrated in Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a detail plan of a portion of the slot for the actuating lever. Fig. G is a top plan view of the holder. Fig. 7 is a top plan view, with thc` top cover removed and illustrating the construction for holding the boxes in horizontal position. Fig.

for readily and easily rot-ating the yframe, and in which provision is made for maintaining the 4tile holders in horizontal position and to prevent interference of the of a removable card'v vdirectly in these holders; l cases l preter to provide a separable tray The invention consists of that certainy 'f 8 isl a diagram illustrating the operation of i the construction shown .in Fig. 7.

My improved tiling case comprises an 1nclosing casing, preferably rectangular inshape and formed of'anysuitable material. to forni an inclosure, with bottom 1, end walls 2, 2, side walls 3, 3, and top 4. Mounted in suitable bearings in the side walls of the casing lis a shaft 5, provided with disks 6, 6, at either end, from which project a series of radial arms 7, 7. 1n the outer ends oit' ,these arms are pivotally mounted a series ot trays or holders, such as are shown in Fig. 3. These trays or holders may thus serve as the receptacles' for the index or information cards; oi` when made of the proper size, .for letters or other documents, and each tray or holder is formed ot the ends 8. 8, connecting .sides 9, 9, with the corners beveled off at 10,710, and preferably at 11, 11., so as to form a holder with octagonal ends. yWhen desired, `a bot,- tom is provided for each holder and also side pieces 12, 12. The cards may be placed but `in certain 13 (Fig. 4),*provided with a bail 14e, so

`that, it desired, the cards may be removed trom the case in the holder. As many ot these holders are provided as can be mounted in the trame without interfering with each other as the frame is rotated. In order to permit' a larger number ot holders, the corners ot' the holders are beveled otf as described.

In order to conveniently' rotate the framework to carry each holder as desired to the top of the case where access may be had to the contents through the opening 15, I provide pulleys 1G, 17, at each end ot' thc shaft 5 inside the casing wall and connect these pulleys at opposite sides of the circumference with the cable` or tiexible cord 18. This cord, preferably of wire, is given a partial winding oir one pulley 16, and extends over the small pulleys 19, 20, to the other pulley 17, where it is given a winding Patented J u1y2, 1912.v

" always held taut.

' may be held This stud is preferably U-shaped and the 25 y swin in the radial arms 7, 7 but the boxes 4o- I vwith the eccentric disk is v illustrated in the diagram, Fi V8, it beingrunderstood 'that the ends .of t e arms 33, 33, are pivoted 1 n pgth-ofltravel of the pivotal'point of-the that it is desired to provide the Vdouble (p 5.and 35 on' the stu 31, and the cable 18 in this construction runs from one of these pulleys, as'35, to one of the other pulleys 34, and another cable 36 runs from the other pulley 3 4to Ythe corresponding pulleyi 35.

c -the diagramy indicate various -the two pomt'sof connection. s

same 'rate of the hand lever in any desired p osition, and 'thesenotches correspond to the number vof holders mounted in the frame.

. Inorder to take up any possible slack in the cable, Ilinsert coiled tension springs 26 in the cable length, so thatthe cable isV It will be -evidentfrom this construction that as the lever 21 is moved from side to side, the framework carryin the boxes will be rotated to bring the Iesired boxes 15. In order that the boxes om swinging at the opening, I provide the flat springs 29 at each end of the-opening, to engage the upper vedge 'of the holderto hold it rigid.

In order toA maintain the horizontal position of the boxes at all times, in the event prevent any swinging of Athe boxes, I provide the construct-ion' shown in Fig. 7. .In this construction, an additional disk 32 is mounted in the casing eccentric of the disks 6, 6, on the, stud 31.

to the openin end of the shaft 5 is mounted by the collar 30 on this stud. The disk 32 is' connected' by arms 33,33, with each other. The arms 33 are rigid with the box and the ends of the Y arms are journaled so as to turn in the disk 32. Instead of the in le pulleys 16, 17, I ey's, 34 on the shaft With this construction, the -boxes cannot will e held in horizontal position at'all tii'nes. The effect of connecting the boxes the disk 32 in the same corresponding position that the'boxes are mounted on the arms 7, and that the distance between the .points of attachment of any two opposite boxes -onV thearms 7, 7, is the vsame as the distance' betweenthe outer'endsp-ofvthe arms 33, 33, for-said boxes'. f

, In theA diagram, Fig. 8, 37 Vrepresents the xes rwith the arms 7, and' 38 represents the path of travel of the outer ends of the armsv 33 in the .disk 32', and the points 39, 40,. in 'tions ofl e lines 411 indicate the horizontal position of the boxes. Inasn'iuch as the'paths of travel have vthe same radius and the points travelat the on two' paths speed,thecorrespo' `ndmg' 'Y vpointswill always a Having thus described my invention, what vI claim as new and desire to secure by Let- 4series of holders vpivotally supported at either end of said frame in a line parallel to the axis, a hand lever pivoted in the casing to swing in' a path parallel tothe axis of the rotatable frame, and a. -lexible oonnection from said lever to each end of said rotatable frame whereby the frame may be rotated toV bring anydesired holder in register with said opening.

2. In a filing case, an nclosing casing having a longitudinalA opening in' the top surface for access to the interior, a rotatable frame mounted in said casing, with a series of holders either end of said ame in a line parallel to the axis, and-means for rotating said frame Vto bring any desired holder in regis# ivotally supported at ter with said opening,'and springs at the ends of said opening to engage the holder presented, to holdv it 1n position. Y Y

3. In a filing case; an nclosing casing having a longitudinal opening in the top surface for access to the interior, a rotata ble frame mounted 1n said casing, with a series of holders either end of said to the axis, ingto swing in a path parallel to the axis of the rotatable frame, and a flexible connection from said lever to each end of said Pivotally supported at rame ina line parallel Va-haiidlever pivoted in the cas- Y A 10o rotatable frame whereby the frameA may be rotated to bring any desired holder in register with said opening, andA springs at the ends of said openingto engage the holder presented to hold it inv position.

4. In a liling case, an inc1osing casing having a longitudinal' opening in the top surface for access to the-interior, a rotatable frame mounted 1n said casing with -a series of holderspivotally supporte at either end.

of said frame m-a line parallel tothe axis, a hand lever pivoted in the casing toswing in a' path parallel to the axis of the rotatable frame, pulleys to. actuate said rotatable frame, oneconcentric and the other eccen` nection 'om said hand pivotal connection with Vthe me, whereby tric ofthe axis thereof and a exible con. Y

lever to said pulleys, withV each holder pivotally secured to said eccentric at apolnt corresprelndingto its Y 12.0

the holders may be held in horizontal alinement with the rotation Yof theframe. I Y A RUPERT H. LANGDALE: 

